To ensure adequate living conditions by meeting the food and hygiene needs of refugees / asylum seekers in Serbia and strengthen the capacity of the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration and Serbian Red Cross.

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In close cooperation with the Serbian Red Cross, distribution of dry food and hygiene parcels to refugees/asylum seekers in Belgrade, Sid (West Serbian border to Croatia) and Subotica (North Serbian border to Hungary) has been organized. In addition, daily deliveries of fresh fruits to the refugees/migrants strained on the no-man’s-land between Serbia and Hungary have been initiated through the local partner Humanitarian Centre for Integration and Tolerance during July/August 2016. In order to assist Red Cross in preparation of cooked meals for refugees /asylum seekers stranded in Serbia for a longer period of time distribution of fresh food has been organized. Moreover, facility of the Red Cross in Presevo (South Serbian border to Macedonia) is equipped with the professional kitchen equipment for the preparation of approx. 500 cooked meals per day. Technical capacity of the Red Cross of Serbia has been significantly improved through the donation of 6 vehicles within the project. Based on the identified needs for additional labour, 24 translators, social workers or assistants were employed during February/March 2016 in support of Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration and Red Cross of Serbia. Additional assistance is provided to Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration through enhancement of the living conditions of the official asylum and reception/transit centres in Serbia. Asylum centre – Bogovadja refurbished and additional needed equipment procured for migrant centres.